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terrorism
August 21, 2015
Semper Fi: Two Marines prevent certain massacre aboard train bound for Paris [Darleen Click]
The Daily Mail identifies the Americans as Marines. One of the hero Marines who foiled a planned terror attack on a French train was shot in the neck while disarming the crazed gunman on Friday. The two unarmed servicemen spotted the 26-year-old Moroccan acting suspiciously and heard him trying to arm his weapon in the toilet of the high speed train between Amsterdam and Paris. The gunman got on the
August 14, 2015
Western Civilization Suicide Watch: Muslims behead woman and son in IKEA in Sweden [Darleen Click]
Response: IKEA bans knife displays and Swedish authorities delay public announcement in order to deploy troops to protect Muslims from “backlash”. The response of the Swedish authorities to the ‘stabbings’ which killed what is reported to be a Swedish native mother and son shopping in the Västerås branch of IKEA – the largest in the country – has mystified some international observers. Immediately after the attack by the newly arrived
May 26, 2015
BREAKING: Rockets fired into Israel from Gaza [Darleen Click]
… and Hamas claims they have no idea who is doing it… GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Hamas official says unknown militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at Israel. Israeli officials say there was no damage or casualties. The official says at least one rocket was fired Tuesday night and that it wasn’t clear who fired it. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as he wasn’t
May 17, 2015
Name that Hate! US Attorney Carmen Ortiz’s “No True Scotsman” fallacy for Tsarnaev [Darleen Click]
What an insulting and grievously gratuitous exercise in dhimmitude: Speaking to reporters Friday after the announcement of the death sentence decision for Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz made certain to clarify for Americans that Islam had nothing to do with the Tsarnaev brothers’ terrorism: Even in the wake of horror and tragedy, we are not intimidated by acts of terror or radical ideals… Make no mistake. The
February 19, 2015
“What ISIS Really Wants” [Darleen Click]
Here’s Obama, yet again, declaring ISIS and Al Qaeda as “No True Muslim” First, we have to confront squarely and honestly the twisted ideologies that these terrorist groups use to incite people to violence. Leading up to this summit, there’s been a fair amount of debate in the press and among pundits about the words we use to describe and frame this challenge. So I want to be very clear
January 17, 2015
“Al Qaida is on the run” [Darleen Click] UPDATED
Nothing to see, just no-label “extremists” BRUSSELS – Belgium said on Saturday it will deploy up to 300 soldiers to help guard vulnerable sites in its two largest cities, as governments across Europe stepped up security in the wake of the terrorist attacks in and around Paris last week. The troops will be deployed progressively from Saturday, and will concentrate on the capital, Brussels, and the port city of Antwerp,
January 15, 2015
“Of Course it is Islam” [Darleen Click]
Rich Lowry It is settled: The Paris terror attacks had almost nothing to do with Islam. If there is any doubt about this, consider that on the one hand, you have the chilling new tape of the Charlie Hebdo attackers declaring, “We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad,” and on the other, you have the tortured reassurances of White House spokesman Josh Earnest. Which are you going to believe? The Obama
December 22, 2014
French driver screams ‘Allah Akbar’ while slamming car into crowds [Darleen Click]
But don’t you dare jump to conclusions! French authorities say that 13 people were injured Sunday when a driver deliberately slammed his car into crowds in several locations around the city of Dijon in eastern France, amid reports that the driver was heard shouting “God is great!” in Arabic. Sky News reported that witnesses also heard the driver shouting that he was acting on behalf of “the children of Palestine”
October 20, 2014
Name that religion! Canadian edition [Darleen Click]
Could it be Berserker Baptists? Mad Methodists? Lethal Lutherans? Who really knows because all religions are the same, right? Right? Two Canadian soldiers in Quebec have been injured in a hit-and-run that is being investigated as a possible terror attack. Police in Quebec are unsure whether the soldiers were deliberately targeted in the incident, but sources with knowledge of the investigation told The Globe and Mail that the suspect was